1984 by George OrwellThe Secret History by Donna TarttEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeLet the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Books Set in the Eighties
205 books — 86 voters
Frog Music by Emma DonoghueBloody Jack by L.A. MeyerTipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
Women who Dressed As Men
173 books — 53 voters

Moses the Kitten by James HerriotCatwings Return by Ursula K. Le GuinSix-Dinner Sid by Inga MooreThe Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith ViorstThe House Guests by John D. MacDonald
Best Cat Books
312 books — 126 voters
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelTrust by Hernan DiazThe Candy House by Jennifer EganYoung Mungo by Douglas   Stuart
Tournament of Books 2023 Longlist
69 books — 28 voters

The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie SmithHarry the Dirty Dog by Gene ZionBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloOnly One Woof by James HerriotA Greyhound, a Groundhog by Emily Jenkins
Best Children's Books About Dogs
139 books — 26 voters
The Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose BierceBartleby the Scrivener by Herman MelvilleThe Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
Best Short Stories of All Time
612 books — 387 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,906 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Books Set in Louisiana
447 books — 120 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisThe Miracle Worker by William  Gibson
Books Set in Alabama
307 books — 78 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Books Set in Georgia (USA)
450 books — 100 voters

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelThe Candy House by Jennifer EganTrust by Hernan DiazYoung Mungo by Douglas   Stuart
Best Books of 2022
1,540 books — 1,855 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Books Set in Rhode Island
232 books — 73 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOrdinary People by Judith GuestNative Son by Richard WrightBlood Secrets by Craig  Jones
Books Set in Illinois
335 books — 115 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineBeloved by Toni MorrisonAt the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy ChevalierEverything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Books Set in Ohio
421 books — 129 voters

When She Woke by Hillary JordanBlack and Blue by Anna QuindlenRed Clocks by Leni ZumasMy Darling, My Hamburger by Paul Zindel
Novels with Abortion as a Subject
195 books — 60 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNumber the Stars by Lois LowryIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Newbery Medal Winner Books
104 books — 373 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlanIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Best of the Newbery Medal
62 books — 42 voters
The Last Policeman by Ben H. WintersLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonA Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiTampa by Alissa Nutting
2014 Tournament of Books Long List
93 books — 62 voters

Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
Alcoholic Parent
196 books — 21 voters
Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson HaddixWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Books Set in Indiana
240 books — 94 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsShiloh by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorRocket Boys by Homer HickamThe Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Books Set in West Virginia
226 books — 43 voters
The Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithThe Overstory by Richard Powers
Trees, Woods, Forests
855 books — 204 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Onomatopoeic Titles
94 books — 24 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Short & Sweet Treats Under 250 Pages
962 books — 369 voters

The Last Battle by C.S. LewisThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithThe Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
"The Last..."
855 books — 43 voters


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